Are you tired of watching yellow-brown spots take over your lovely lush lawn?

Yes, you can blame the dog, but maybe it’s time to try something new.

Columnist Marie Hulett recently tore out her yard and started fresh. She’s also found training and some nitrogen-busting products can help keep Fido’s urine from killing your lawn. She writes:

With two kids in college and two more starting next year, I don’t have a few extra thousand dollars to throw into a lawn. And frankly, it just seems absurd to spend that kind of money on grass. When I was growing up, no one paid to have an instant lawn. Instead, moms, dads, and kids spent a weekend digging up the old grass, raking everything up, planting seed, and getting the satisfaction of watching a lush, green yard appear …

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